A WEEKEND WITH WENDELL
based on the book by Kevin Henkes
Adapted by Class 1-201
Ms. Phyllis Polverino, Teacher
Final as of May 16, 2005
SCENE ONE: THE PINCH
Time: Noon
Setting: The Dining Room and hallway in Sophie’s house
At Rise: The mop is leaning against a wall. Wendell is hiding behind the door.
Sophie is at her table doing her homework.
CHARACTERS
SOPHIE: Taylor
WENDELL: Michael
KITCHEN TABLE: Cody, Gia
DOOR: Anabelle
MOP: Leo
SOPHIE’S MOM: Rebecca
SOPHIE’S DAD: Morgan
SOUND EFFECTS: Joshua
NARRATORS: Diana, Simon
WENDELL
Ooooooooooooooo!
DOOR
Don’t do that! You’re scaring me!
SOPHIE
I know it is you Wendell! You don’t scare me.
WENDELL
Ha, ha, ha.
(Wendell opens the door and sprays Sophie with Whipped Cream.)
WENDELL
Oops, I didn’t know that was the button.
SOPHIE
Ew! You’re not supposed to put that in hair.
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(Wendell sneaks out of the closet, crawls under the table and pinches Sophie. Sophie
starts to cry. Wendell runs back in the closet.)
SOPHIE
Ow! You pinched me!
KITCHEN TABLE
Wendell that’s not nice. Stop pinching Sophie!
WENDELL
Yes!
SOPHIE
Mom! Dad! Wendell is pinching me.
(Sophie’s Mom and Dad enter. Sophie’s Mom is on the phone and Sophie’s Dad talks to
his guests offstage.)
SOPHIE’S MOM
(into the phone) Excuse me, I’ll be right with you.
SOPHIE’S DAD
(to his offstage guests) I’ll be right with you.
SOPHIE’S MOM
(to the Mop) Where’s Wendell?
MOP
Behind the door.
SOPHIE’S DAD
(to the Table) Where’s Wendell?
TABLE
Behind the door.
(Sophie’s Mom opens up the door.)
SOPHIE’S MOM
Don’t do that, Wendell.
WENDELL
I didn’t do it!
KITCHEN TABLE
That’s not nice. You don’t show honesty.
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SOPHIE’S DAD
(to Wendell) Why don’t we put whipped cream in your hair and then you can eat the
Whipped Cream from Sophie’s hair?
WENDELL
OK.
(Wendell sprays whipped cream in his own hair and then starts to cross to Sophie.)
SOPHIE’S MOM
Stop!
SOPHIE’S DAD
I’ll get a mop and clean this up.
MOP
Wish Wash. I feel squash.
SOPHIE’S DAD
(to his offstage guests) I’m back.
(Sophie’s Dad gets the mop and cleans up the whipped cream. Sophie’s Mom and Dad
exit with the mop.)
WENDELL
Did you see my note?
SOPHIE
I did. It is mean. You can’t scare me. Someday I will scare you.
SCENE TWO: SPLISH SPLASH
Time: 9pm
Setting: Outside in Sophie’s backyard
At Rise: Wendell and Sophie are playing
CHARACTERS
WENDELL: Julio
SOPHIE: Diana
SOPHIE’S DAD: Joshua
SOPHIE’S MOM: Gia
THE FRIENDSHIP HOUSE: Amy, Simon
GRASS: Francesca, Amani
TREES: Leo, Abigail
FLOWER: Dania, Shada
BIRD: Nahyro
WATER HOSE: Joshua R.
NARRATORS; Rebecca, Annabelle
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GRASS
Wendell has to be polite.
FLOWER
Stop!
BIRD
Wendell has to respect himself and Sophie.
MOM
You’re a bad boy, Wendell.
DAD
I think Wendell is very mean.
SOPHIE
You are right Dad.
FRIENDSHIP HOUSE
Wendell has to be compassionate.
SOPHIE
Woo hoo! I’m gonna make up the rules. Let’s play firehouse.
WENDELL
I’m the burning building!
WATER HOSE
Splish, Splash!
SPLISH SPLASH SONG
SPLISH SPLASH
WENDELL’S TAKING A BATH
AND SOPHIE IS HAVING A LAUGH
SPLISH SPLASH
HE FELL INTO THE TRASH
A NOW HE’S ALL COVERED WITH MASH
FIRST SHE FELT GLAD
AND THEN SHE FELT BAD
SO SHE RAN INTO THE HOUSE
AND SHE TOLD HER MOM AND DAD
NOW WENDELL IS HER FRIEND
AND HE’LL BE THAT ‘TIL THE END
AND EVERYBODY’S HAPPY AGAIN
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SOPHIE
Now, how do you feel?
WENDELL
I’m sorry.
TREES
Wendell now feels the same way Sophie does.
FLOWERS
Wendell has learned his lesson.
GRASS
Wendell deserved it.
FRIENDSHIP HOUSE
Wendell has learned his lesson.
SOPHIE
I’m sorry. But now you learned your lesson.
WENDELL
I’m going to be polite.
(Everyone jumps in the air and cheers.)
ALL
Hooray!
THE END
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